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Franco-US
Conscription
For S'pore: Bill Passed
Foster Dulles' brond hint made at his Paria pross conference *that, unless France ratifies the EDC tronty the United States would have to consider a revision of her "nid to į Europe" policy, 1s It variance with decisions reached at Bermudh, most people will consider the statement to be tactless und -timed. If the American Secretary of State sidered it necessary to utter his warning, surely the proper audience should have
the Council been
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation which is now In session. By selecting an unofficial press conference as the medium for giving expression to his views, Mr Dulles has left Whitehall "silently embarrassed," and will introduce
A second bill similarly prosed national service the Qui d'Orsay be into the colony and so mako wildered. That the Ameri- the creation of local military cun Administration avidly forces possible. desires French ratification The callup scheme will be of the EDC pact is fully implemented as soon as certain understood,
administrative arrangements are There are critics in plenty through-made. The first age group to out the United States of the be called up will be that which will least interfere with the
Singapore, Dec. 16. Britain's great strategic base in the Far East, is to have its own army under a bill passed unanimously yes- terday by the Singapore Legislative Council.
American foreign aid ordinary careers or education of policies and they follow two young men. schools of thought: that US: The Singapore military forces assistance should be cut off will be a citizen army built up if the beneficiaries fail to by part-time training in peace live up to their obligations, and ready for mobilisation in and that the same action be Mr W. A. C. Goode, Colonial taken where the recipients Secretary,
moved 1V10 continue. 10
trade adoption of both bls, told the have
war.
the
dealings with Communist Council that "unless our young countries. Washington,
therefore, believen
continued full US ald
men are prepared to accept this
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M. BIDAULT
PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
that obligation to defend Singapore M. Bidault
to
wc connot
ti defence forces."
bulld adequate
Western Europe can only Earlier he said: "We shall be
be justified in the eyes of deluding, ourselves if we think the American publie if the that the defence of Singapore free continental powers can be limited to the mall area reach an effective alliance of Uris island. We must put our local forces unreservedly at the
Accepts Nomination
under which they assume disposal of the military con- proper share of responsi maer to be used to the best bility for maintaining advantage in fighting cur battle military defences. What is whether the battle is to be fough perhaps
M. fully on the island or on the main- | Minister,
The
Divergencies
RISK OF SPLIT IN WESTERN ALLIANCE SEEN
London, Dec. 15.
British diplomatic quarters viewed with con- siderable concern today the serious divergences between France and the United States disclosed at yesterday's meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Council.
The statement of Mr John Foster Dulles, United States Secretary of State, that failure to ratify the European Army treaty soon would cause "an agonising reappraisal" of the basic American policy was considered here as a solemn warning to France made in the full knowledge of American internal politics.
Mr Dulles' words were taken in conjunction with the warning given by M. Georges Bidault, the French Foreign Minister, that if the EDC was not given an outside "counter weight and guarantors," the six nations might abandon it and revert to the national "framework of the past.",
Between these two attitudes, these quarters saw the risk of a serious split in the Western alliance in the coming year.
6-Year-Old
Girl Is
Burglar's
The Foreign Offlee spokesman declined comment today on Mr Dulles' warning, which French quarters have called an ultima- tum, except to say that the United States was fully entitled Western to express its views on West defence, to which it was making a large
Jarge financial
ancial contribution. Many Paris, Dec. 15 wondered French
would not produce an Foreign words Georges effect opposite to their intention. appreciated is the mutual land."
This was an answer to those Bidault, tonight accepted They recalled that last January similar United States pressure suspicions which continue who contended conscripts should the Invitation of the Christ on Europe to hasten its integra- to exist between France and serve only in Singapore.
ian Democrat (MRP) grouption felled to senleve its Western Germany; more. For this reason the bill auto be a candidate for the
Government has
Paris, Dec. 15. over, the Schuman Plan, thorises the General Ofcer
always warmly supported the A suburban merchant
be closely place them under the command Republic.
associated In both Queen's of any officer of the
In accepting, M. Bidault sald military and political folds, but girl standing guard outside regular forces.-Reuter,
have; that the invitation sent to him by its leaders
nut
The Br
Accomplice
from which emerged the Commanding the new forces to Presidency of the Free EDC with which Britain is to found a demure six-year-old
Com-
European Defence munity treaty was never embraced by the French with the same enthusiasm us by the people of West
Germany. A further factor Jordanian-
against
wification of the pact in the Patrol Fired On insecurity of any French
Amman, Dec. 15. Government in the National The Arab Legion
ha Assembly. The political quarters reported tonight that composition of the Assem- Jews had fred on a Jordanian bly is too segmentary to patrol in the Hebron district,
The guarantee any Premier a
headquarters said that about the same time, a Jewish decisive vote
force had fired on a Jordanian village of Hables troversial issues;
on con-
where
fore the will of the people
No casualties were reported cannot easily, express itself. in these two cases, which have These are circumstances been brought to the attention of
Mixed Armistice which have to be taken into the consideration by the out- mirsian, it was added-France- side world.
Presse.
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in the streets of Zurich, Switzerland, schoolboys weird and wonderful cos- tumes, part of the tradi- tional Santa Claus, pro- cessions. The strange headwear worn by the boys are illuminated from the inside, giving the im pression of Christmas Lanterns.-London Ex- press.
Federalists
unlike M his apartment last night Leading In
his friends had been couched in Dulles, publicly acknowledged while her father ransacked such terms that he could not the alternative of West German the interior, the Police re-
refuse.
entry into NATO.
make a contribu-
He promised not to abando Observers feel that if France-ported. any of the principles for which were to accept this, or to put Later,
captured he had fought and to strive for any other suggestion enabling Jacques Montauzier, 23, the
uf Germany to the unity and greatness France while maintaining antion to Western defence, Bri- girl's father, and accused him
of
little taking
Ghislane impartiality of mind and judg-tain would be broadly satished
on weekly was elected to be and would oppose any lessening Montauzier alang
burgling expeditions. nent if he head of state.-France-Presso. of American, commitments in
Europe.
The merchant, Emile Vandeau, UNEASINESS
was struck by Chislane's part The making of United States appearance when he saw her in the hall outside his door last interests in Europe strictly right. Ile asked her what the dependent on the EDC would was doing. not therefore be welcomo to Britain. But there
also was some uneasiness about M. Bidault's
plea for Bride guarantors for the EDC. night "a
Britain has pledged herself 19-year-old French boy, Claude to the closest collaboration
Youth Attacked By Soldiers
Paris, Dec. 15.
Two American soldiers at- tacked. In the streets of Metz in Eastern France last
Bolinocaki,
outside
organisa
with the six-nation The two soldiers are James W Lanc
born in 1020. in South tion and has agreed to consult it before any withdrawal of her Carolina, and Johnny · Vute nator, born in 1932 in Washing- troops from the European con-
tinent.
was
Elections
Salisbury, Southern
Rhodesia, Dec. 15. * Early results declared in Central Africa's first Fed- eral Elections today brought quick gains for Sir Godfrey Huggins Federal Party and support for his policy of "race partnership."
One of the first defeats for the Confederate. Party, which campaigned for segregation, was the electorates' rejection, of Mr Northern Meier, the Rhodesian Confederate Party leader.
The girl replied sho waiting for her father.
his Inside, Vandeau found
of all its apartment stripped valuables. A
flat Hovel neighbour's had received the same trest- ment.
"A GRAND TIME"
The merchant took the girl to Under the Brunel's Treaty she a neighbourhood Police station Is also pledged to support France where she told the desk Ser- and the Benelux countries if they geant:
daddy and
I have
Ho polled only 302 votes against his Federal opponent's 1,019 at Nkana, 30 miles from Ndola in the Western area of Northern Rhodesia.
Less
than four hours after
ton, both belonging to the 574th quartermaster of the Tournebrido camp near Metz.
Two
ta persons who tried
are attacked. But she 10 - My rescue the boy were also atsed to station her troops on the lacked, and one of them was continent for any fixed period.
grand time, Every Thursday voting for the 26 ordinary elect- struck with a knife. The two Her worldwide commitments and Sunday (the days soldiers are now in the custody and the possiblity of renewed Paris schools are closed) we goed members' seats had stopped, of the military police-France- | Communist aggression in the Far out together and play pinball the Federal Party had registered
Pressc.
when
one,
a cafe and later five successes, the Confederates machines In (Contd. on Back Page, Col. 5)
my daddy takes mo to fino
and the Independents houses where I wait for himnone whilo he goes inside, with a lovely blue sack. And when I'm tired my daddy takes me home in, a real taxi.”
"Press Gag" Act: Paper
Wins Court Judgment
Sydney, Dec. 15.
An Australian judge today refused to order the Sydney Morning Herald to disclose its sources of in formation in the first case brought under the New South Wales "Press Gag" Act.
The Police picked up the girl's father at a cafe, still carrying the blue sack. It was crammed with other people's property, the officers said.
Later, at the Montauzier home, the Police found, an allegedly stolen elect le train wrapped up and ready for delivery to Ghis- lane on Christmas morning. .......
Rejecting a police applica-, produced and could not refuse to UnitedPress. tion which sought the news-speak.
paper's courens of information The Crown's caly remedy on
on allegations: of: graft and procedure was to start again at
Council, Mr Jusfico
Owen
Some anthorities here. sold:
Paris Dec. 15.
About 67,000 people had tho vote out of the 6,250,000 in the Federation of the two Rhoderias und Nyasaland.
Just over a third of the 175,- 000 Europeans could vote and there were 444 African voters. out of the 0,000,000 Africans,
Though there were indepen- dents standing, the election was really a straight fight between the Federal "Partnership" Party and Mr J. R. Denedy Young's Confederate "Segregation"
Porty,
Five hours after the polling stations had closed tho ziała of the parties at 0030 local time -Fodoral (2230- GMT), - was: Party 10 souts, Independents 1, Confederates põne.jp
corruption in Sydney City the beginning the Judge told the Pella And Eden mid New South Wales Supreme Court ho had no furladiction to make in a reserved judgment,
Discuss Trieste the order, The polico adopted the wing procedure. tonight that as a result of the The Italian Premier and Thero was no way in which Judge's decision the new not Foreign Minister, Bignor Olu- the publishing_company, Jolin The Sydney City Council (dis-seppe Pells, this afternoon dil
Of the vote counted 14,218 Fairfax and Sons |_ Proprietary | Closure of allegation) Act Limited, could compot lis
emon Desorber nascussed Trieste and other prob-had gone to the Toderat Party, lems with the British Foreign 4,093 to the Confederate Party, ployees to tell the name of become a dead letter. Mathis,
and, 878 to Independents, qu and Tomorrow morning, Bignor he paid,
"The number of spoilt papers Oppoallion politicians roewed Pelle will meet Mr John Foster Documentary material was on their appeals for 4a repodle Dulles, the United Blater Secre was not know, China Mat a different tooling. it could be Router.
tary of Bite-France-Press. Special,
their sources. of information, Journalis, Church leads Secretary Mr Anthony
Tel. 21433.
Christmas Strike May Be Averted
London, Dec. 15.
Hope grew tonight that the Government will'avort & strike by 400,000 railwaymen which threat- ens a chostic Christmas for Britain due to start at midnight on Sunday.
Sir Walter Monckton, Minis- ter of Labour, told the House of Commons today that talks with the British Transport Commission and the National Union of Railwaymen were still continuing.
Sir Walter Monckton's state- ment come halfway through a day of negotiations aimed at selling the threatened strike,
Later today he was meeting union leaders at a conference which might produce a formula to avert the strike.
Meanwhile the NUR leaders went ahead with their plans to make the strike as widespread as possible. The NUR had, re- peatedly stressed that its alm I restricted to obtaining a 13 per cent pay rise for members and it would call off the strike at any time if this rise, or something very near to it wero granted.
A claim for 15 per cont rise was lodged last August.
The Commission rejected t but the Railway Tribunal award- ed an increase of four shillings sterling a weck
per worker which the Commission accepted but the union rejected.
cent claim would the Commission an exira
The 15 per
cost
£81 million a year in wiges,
Baghdad, Dec. 15: The four thillings a week award
additional £ One demonstrator was killed represents an and 15 others six policemen, sterling. two police officers, two passers-.
The railway workers concerned
workers. Their
by and five demonstrators are among Britain's lowest paid. wages range were injured this morning la from £5 178, 7d a week to rlots at the Basrah Petroleum CB 8s.---Reuter.
Company,
The riots started this moreing when
the majority of 2,500 SEAMAN RUNS
stalkers at the plant, who have
not been, working since Decem-
ber 5, refused an appost by the
} Minister of the Interlor to resume
their jobs.
•
Returning workers, who were
AMOK
Singapore, Dec. 16.
A seaman ran amok with a Jack knife on a slip off Singa- pore and perlously injured two
The motor vessel Hong Hwn had
left nearby Tanjong Batal
in the minorlly-were-set-upon fellow-seamen before...... being by sikers and, in the ensuing overcome, according to reports bloody alashes, autcmobiles were
here today. destroyed, shops attacked ond houses entered
in the Karlmben islands for trouble the When the police arrived, the Singapore when strikers attacked them with occurred. The vessel immediately
returned to Tanjong Batal wher rocks and firearms.
a man was detained, the reporta The
succeeded in added. police
The two injured men were a bitter restoring order after
then put in a Government fight.
launch and rushed to Singapore where they were admitted to hospital last night-Reuter, Bollnonski
An unidentified American was listed as being among the injured.-France-Frisse.
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